AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost has tipped 22-year-old Yuki Tsunoda to replace Red Bull’s Sergio Perez in 2025, following the conclusion of the 33-year-old’s contract. Perez is currently contracted until the end of 2024 and whilst he has started this season strongly, Red Bull could look to a younger driver for 2025 and beyond. That
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Following last weekend’s Australian Grand Prix, George Russell is convinced that Red Bull are yet to “show their full potential”, with the Mercedes driver having accused the Austrians of sandbagging. Red Bull have enjoyed a sensational start to the 2023 F1 season, with the reigning Constructors’ Champions having won every race so far this season,
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has seemingly put Sergio Perez’s early exit from qualifying at the Australian Grand Prix down to driver error rather than a technical fault, after Perez slid into the gravel in Q1. Perez endured the worst Saturday of his career at the Albert Park Circuit, with the Mexican having slid
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Lewis Hamilton and George Russell disagreed over how good Mercedes’ W14 is at last weekend’s Australian Grand Prix, with Russell having labelled it as the “best F1 car” he’s ever had. The Silver Arrows endured a mixed weekend at the Albert Park Circuit, with Russell and Hamilton having qualified a surprising second and third, before
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has quashed any suggestion that himself and new Red Bull CEO Oliver Mintzlaff have been arguing following a football-related comment made by the 79-year-old, with Marko labelling the rumours as “nonsense”. Marko joked about Red Bull Leipzig losing 7-0 to Manchester City in the second leg of their Champions
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has revealed that the Austrians are “reconsidering” whether ‘AlphaTauri’ is the correct name for their sister team going forward, with talks going on behind-the-scenes to make the Faenza-based team more profitable. It’s been a challenging 12 months or so for AlphaTauri, with the side having taken a massive step
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Saudi Arabian Grand Prix winner Sergio Perez has criticised Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen for having “pushed more than necessary”, with both drivers having risked retirement as a result. Pérez drove brilliantly from pole at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit on Sunday, with the Mexican having quickly regained the lead after being overtaken by Fernando Alonso
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has confirmed that junior driver Liam Lawson will be used should either Sergio Pérez or Max Verstappen ever be unavailable, meaning Daniel Ricciardo is unlikely to feature at all this season. Ricciardo’s return to Red Bull as a development driver for 2023 raised a lot of eyebrows, with many
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Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack is refusing to get involved in “any war of words” with Red Bull, as the Austrians continue to accuse the Silverstone-based team of copying their 2022 design. Both during the season-opener in Bahrain and ahead of last weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Red Bull senior figures continued to question
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After claiming his fifth Formula 1 grand prix victory, Sergio Pérez has sent team-mate Max Verstappen a warning that he’s “here to fight”, with all signs pointing towards a title battle between Pérez and Verstappen. Pérez was exceptional at last weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and secured a perfect victory, with the Mexican having started
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